Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Wednesday 5 October 1949, page 4


Nauru,, New Guinea

CHINA HITS OUT AT AUST

NEW YORK, October 4 (A.A.P.)._Chinainthe Trusteeship Council at Lake Success to-dav

cnarged Australia witi, discriminatory practices against native people, and some foreigners in New Guinea and Nauru Dr. S. S. Liu said the imm! nation laws of New g2 were based on the White Am tralia policy, and were cl»S inconsistent with Austrafa'i undertakings under the tffi Nations charter to mX j?uman rights and fundament? He said Chinese lntprw in the problem arose from,?. fact that Chinese compriS one-third of the foreign Mm lation of New Guinea, A ?eF, cent,- J?,f the entlre POJU. lation of Nauru. Curfew alleged 'One is at loss to know *h restricted migration into Ne» juinea is necessary, either lathe protection of Chinese them. iel.ves or local inhabitant*said Dr. Liu. * Dr. Liu alleged the natln population was discriminate against by the imposition oh surfew. Chinese and native people fa Nauru also were restricted la their movement after certak liours, he contended.

i/juncse people were on the two islands solely for the pinpose of assisting in their mo. nomic development, and were entitled to human non-dli. criminatory treatment. Referring to a riot on Nairn in June, 1947, when to Chinese were wounded and ]{ injured, Dr. Liu said he *u disappointed that the council had not been told who was responsible for the 'excessive us of force.' Australia is expected to leph to charges when council resumes debate to-morrow.